My 1999 c1500 suburban caught fire while parked and completely off. It had been parked fro 9 hours when we were awakened at 2am by neighbors and police trying to evacuate our home. The car burned to the ground and was the most frightening experience. I have a 9 and 6 year old that are traumatized by the incident. I reported the matter to the gmc customer care and they replied saying that they would contact me in 2 days. This is unforgiveable.
1999 GMC Suburban: fire, smoke or burning smell
6 of the 285 complaints about the 1999 GMC Suburban describe fire, smoke or burning smell.
- owner complaints
- 6
- of this car's complaints
- 2%
- recalls
- 0
Is there a fix? 4 service bulletins cover this area of the car. See below
Fire, smoke or burning smell by model year
- 19996
- 19981
- 19973
- 19962
- 19941
- 19931
- 19922
What owners say
While driving up the interstate, the headlights went out. Moved the tilt steering wheel a notch or two and the lights came back on. We drove a few more miles and they went out again, this time accompanied by a burning smell. Took it to gm garage (who wanted $90 an hour) to look at it. I checked it out myself and found wires corroded in the harness (located in steering column) and two burned through. Cleaned the wires and soldered them back. Contacted gm about problem, received no help. Checked with insurance company and filed a statement with them. Wiring harness will have to be replaced.
Consumer states that the other day, he had parked and was attempting to get out of his vehicle. He says that nothing he tried would unlock the driver side from the inside. He said he finally had to crawl to the passenger side and opened the door from the outside. He said this was very frightening because what if the vehicle was on fire, he said he would have burned up. He took the vehicle to the shop and had it repaired. Please help because this should not have happened. *nm
When starting the vehicle consumer noticed black smoke coming from the dashboard.consumer turned the vehicle off, and called the fire department. The fire department was able to put the fire out.
Smoke came from behind door panels and dash area, claim 46-0355-298.
Smoke came from behind door panels and dash area, claim 46-0355-298.
Service bulletins that may apply
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the 1999 GMC Suburban fire or smoke
Is fire, smoke or burning smell a common problem on the 1999 GMC Suburban?
6 of 285 owner complaints about the 1999 GMC Suburban (2%) mention fire, smoke or burning smell. The model year with the most reports is 1999.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 1999 GMC Suburban?
There are 0 recalls and 4 service bulletins for the same area of the car. Check them below with your VIN.
Other symptoms on the 1999 GMC Suburban
ABS 35Brake failure 19Pulling 18Tire blowout 14Jerking 8Fuel pump 7Power steering loss 7Stalling 7Door locks 6Wipers 6Headlights 5Loss of power 5Won't start 5
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